I also generally do Oh Brother!—https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=3678 and Reakash's Revenge—https://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/quest.html?quest=3679 in Crescent Reach before setting foot in the tutorial. You get a nice Waist and Face item, respectively.
Edited, Jun 25th 2013 5:57pm by Oxgoad